some of this may be due to the rising crime in the country. but this bill had the suppor of prosecutors here in the district of columbia as well it s the first time we have ha a revision of our criminal cod since 1901 it was long past due, arrive now, 17 d.c. statehoo applicants were arrested nea the capitol on wednesday after protesting the senate vote t block the reform bill. you introduced the bill that would grant statehood fo washington d.c. for, to give the nearly 700,000 residents voting representation in congress how does the fight for statehood play into the federa government stepping into d.c. ability to self rule as long as i can remember, you have been champing statehood and now self rule. and now we have this interference how does this play into that yes, rev. and the only way to get rid of
domestically and internationally, christine. steven jiang in beijing, thank you. just ahead, the gop establishment lukewarm on donald trump, but are they powerless to stop him in 2024? plus, chaos at cop city protests firires at atlanta s s training center. and joe biden s d.d.c. dilea say streets versus self-rule. you said close your eyes don t look down fall into me and i ll catch you, dain we ll dance in the streetl it s just you and me celebrate every kiss. get zero down special financing with
ahead of the election in 2024. this changes how d.c. punishes, prosecutes cases of crime, including carjackings. walk us through that. it s an unusual position for the president to be in. when else would he weigh in on the minutia of a crime bill at this local level? in d.c., he can. what this would do it would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. it would allow for jury trial in the cases of misdemeanors. it would lower penalties for carjackings. having a jury seems like a good idea. but in d.c. when you talk about a backlog in court, that could mean people being let go, they will not be held in detention, not held in jail while they wait for the trial. as you wait for a jury, longer and longer, those people could be out committing more crimes. it s something the mayor here actually opposed and the city council passed it. the mayor saying self-rule is more important. our decision making is more important than this issue.
for social media post in which she was seen singing and dancing. chicago recorded highest murder total in 25 years in 2021 with 800 homicides. todd: people were fed up. thank you. chicago resident sam sanchez and chairman of the illinois restaurant association join me now. diana, your reaction to the results? good morning, todd. i am not surprised, but i couldn t be more happy to have somebody in there that actually take seriously. we have two different approaches now of the two guys having the runoff. one is very much police protection and support the police and the other is more of defund the police and self-rule. so we ll see how it turns out, i m glad the city spoke out and said no more lori lightfoot.
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